GLASS flutes resonating word pictures of rainbows, a ``bunnycrow'' reconfigured from a rabbit and crow, a pianola playing a creative modern score and a confronting 8.2-metre diorama of biological roadside detritus to life's realities depicted in digital.
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All are part of QVMAG Royal Park's latest contemporary art exhibition, which was officially opened in Launceston last night.
A collaboration between Hobart's Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania and QVMAG Royal Park, Come to Life features works by 12 Tasmanian artists either in the early stages of their professional careers or recent graduates emerging on the arts scene.
``There is great depth and diversity in contemporary art in Tasmania right now, from painting to digital media,'' QVMAG contemporary Australian arts curator Damien Quillam, who co-curated the exhibition with CAST director Michael Edwards, said.
``What we really picked up while shortlisting artists for this show, however, was how many artists were exploring post-objective art.
``That is, artists are moving away from object-based art to making work that pulls people into their projects.
``Viewers are being encouraged to participated in making the art take shape.''
Edwards said the 12 artists chosen, including Launceston's Amelia Rowe, Lee Harper, Tom O'Hern and James Newitt - possibly Tasmania's most established contemporary exponent - were selected from a starting list of 65.
QVMAG director Richard Mulvaney said Come to Life was an exciting next step in encouraging Tasmania's youth demographic to get involved in Royal Park.
FACT FILE
WHAT: Come to Life, collaborative exhibition for CAST and QVMAG.
WHERE: QVMAG Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston.
WHEN: Open daily 10am to 5pm daily.
ENTRY: Free.
